Automobile wind-shield.



H. RHOLBROOK.

AUTOMOBILE WIND SHIELD. APPLICATION FILED JAN. 29, 1909. 932, 126, Patented Aug. 24,- 1909.

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INV NTOR 1 W ATTORNEKS H. F. HOLBROOK.

AUTOMOBILE WIND SHIELD.

APPLICATION FILED JAIL/29, 1909.

Patented Aug. 24, 1909.

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%Wsss ATTORNE Y5 UNIT STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HENRY F. HOLBROOK, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR TO HOLBROOK-SINGER CO YORK, N. Y., A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

AUTOMOBILE WIND-SHIELD.

Specification of Letters Patent.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY F. HoLnRooK, a citizen of the United States, and resident of the; city, county, and State of New York, have made a certain'ncw' and useful Invention Relating to Automobile jWind-Shields, of which the following is a specification, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, forming part of the same.

This invention relates to wind shields for automobiles or other vehicles, and relates es pecially to a device comprising a forwardly swinging shield member hinged upon and adjustably mounted with res ect to a su port, this support and shield eing m-ovab y mounted upon a to member so as to be bodily swung up and iield'against the automobile top when not in use.

In t e illustrative embodiment of this invention shown in the drawings, Figure 1 is a front elevation. Fi 2 is a side sectional view showing the shleld and support raised into inoperative position. 3 is a similar view on a larger scale showing the shield swung outward. Fig. 4 is an enlarged partial rear view.

In the illustrative embodiment of this invention shown in the drawings, the automobile of ordinary construction is indicated as provided with a hood .1 and to 2 supported y the front bars 7 in the usuaFway. If desired, a front 3 of glass or other suitable material forming a permanent lower shield section .may be supported in the front frame '9 secured by clips 8 to the front bars 7. The support 6 may be movably mounted in any desired way as by hinging it tothe top member 10 secured to the top 2, suitable hinges 20 being employed for this purpose. Suitable locking means, such as one or more lock plates 17 secured to this support, are adapted to cooperate with suitable lock plates can e turned so as to tightly hold the plates against suitable yielding washers 1n alinement with t e front rams. The su port and connected parts may, however, e

.front mounted ina front frame to be secured swung u ward into the inoperative position indicated in Fig. 2 and rigidly held therein by similar locking buttons 22 engaging the lock plates 17 and holding them firmly against the yielding washers 26 so as to minis mize vibration.

coking buttons 18 which after assing through slots 29 in the The shield 4 of glass or other suitable ma terial may be mounted inthe shield frame. 5 in any desired manner, the retainers 23 referably engaging the outer parts of the siiield at its lower ed e so as to hold it securely in the frame. T e shield may be pivotally connected to the sup ort by the piano hinge 19 extending along t e entire upper side of the shield frame if desired. By the use of suitable adjusting means connecting the shield and support the shield ma be swung forward to the extent desired to a ow ingress of air, while at the same time the extent of the forward projection of the lower edge of the shield beyond the front corres ondingl prevents the entrance of rain. I f desired: suitable brackets 28 may be mounted on the shield frame and may be provided with the pins 14 engaging the arms 12. The arms are provided with bent portions cooperating with slots 13 in the adjusting bars 11 mounted on the support 6 at either side of the same and thumb screws 21 in the-ends of the arms are provided to clamp the arms in theadjusted position in connection with interposed washers 24, see Fig. 4. In this'way the shield MPANY, on NEW PatentedAug 24, 1909 may be readily adjusted and held firmly in extended position, suitable latches 15 being provided if desired upon the support so that their latch bars 27'cooperate with the sockets 16 on the shield frame 5 so as to securely hold the shield when lowered against the support 6 in closed osition. The shield and support are thus rmly held in -alinement andinay thus be simu taneously swung up out of the way and secured upon the top as indicated in Fig.2, leaving the machine front between the bars 7 entirely unobstructed. The shield can of course be readily installed on a machine andremoved therefrom without defacement.

Having described this invention in connection with an illustrative embodiment thereof, to the details of which disclosure the invention is not of course to be limited, what is claimed as new and what is desired to be secured by Letters Patent is set forth in'the appended claims. a

1. In automobile shields, a transparent in position to form a permanent shield section, a support to be hinged to a top member and provided with lock plates, locking buttons mounted on said front frame to securely lock said support in alinement therewith, said support being adapted to be held vin raised inoperative position againstrthe automobile top by said lock plates, adjusting bars mounted on said support, a shield frame hinged to said support and carrying a transparent shield cooperating with said front to form a single observation opening in connection therewith, brackets on said shield frame, arms pivotally connected to said brackets and having thumb screws cooperating with slots in said adjusting bars to adjustably hold said shield when swung forward beyond the plane of said support, sockets on said shield frame and cooperating latches 011 said su port to hold said frame and shield in allnement with said sup ort.

2; In automobile shie ds, a support to be secured to a top member and provided with locking means to hold said support in operative substantially vertical osition on an automobile front and to ho (1 said support in raised inoperative position in connection with the top of the automobile, slotted adjusting bars mounted on said support so as to be substantially arallel thereto, a shield frame hinged to said support and carrying a transparent shield, arms ivotally connected to said shield frame and having tightening members cooperating with the slots in said adjusting bars to adjustably hold said shield when swung forward beyond the plane of said support, said arms being substantially perpendicular to said slots when said shield is swung into extreme forward position and latching means engaging said shield frame to hold said frame in alinement with said support. 3. In automobile shields, a support to be secured to a top member andprovided with locking means to hold said support in operative substantially vertical position on an automobile front and to hold said support inraised inoperative position in connection with the top of the automobile, adjusting bars mounted on said support, so as to be substantially parallel thereto, a shield frame hinged at its upper portion to said support and carrying a transparent shield, arms ivotally connected to said shield frame and aving tighteningmembers coo erating with said adjusting bars to adjusta ly hold said shield when swung forward beyond the plane of said support, said arms being transverse with respect to said adjusting bars when said shield is swung into extreme forward position and means to hold said frame in alinement with said support.

4.- In automobile shields, a support to be secured in substantially vertical operative osition on an automobile front, slotted adusting .bars mounted on said support so as to frame hinged to said support and carrying a transparent shield, arms ivotally connected to said shield frame an having tightening members cooperatin with the slots in saic adjusting bars to adjustably hold said shield when'swung forward beyond the plane of said support, said arms being substantially erpendicular to said slots when said shield is swung into extreme forward osition and latching means engaging said siield frame to hold said frame in alinement with said support.

5. In automobile shields, a support to be movably secured to a top member and provided with means to hold said support-in substantially vertical operative position on an automobile front and to hold said sup-- port in raised inoperative osition in connection with the automobi etop, the shield frame having at its upper edge a substan tially continuous hinged connection with said support and carrying a transparent shield, adjusting means comprising pivoted arms having free ends 0 crating in slots to adjustably hold said s ield when swung forward beyond the plane of said support to prevent ingress of rain and latc ing means on said an port and shield frame to hold the same in allinernent.

E. B. ARMHAUs, JOHN GRAHAM.

be substantially parallel thereto, a shield 

